Episode 199: Honorable Mentions
With Christmas less than two weeks away, we’re trying something novel and only listening to extremely good music in this episode. These two songs – “Mary’s Baby” by Charles Bradley… Read more »
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Episode 198: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like an Existential Crisis
As we hurtle inevitably towards the holiday season and the end of 2018, our usually-jolly co-hosts take an episode to cover some music that speaks to the melancholy that many… Read more »
Episode 197: Twee Indie Hanukkah
Hanukkah starts at sundown on December 2nd, and we’re celebrating with two Hanukkah songs perfect for any indie-folk-rock-heavy holiday playlist! “Hanukkah” by The Living Sisters offers pleasing harmonies about the… Read more »
Episode 196: Cyberpunk Dystopia Monday
It’s late November, which can only mean one thing – the avalanche week of late-capitalism-borne holidays following Thanksgiving are upon us. This week on HARK we’re not celebrating Black Friday,… Read more »
Episode 195: Team Plan vs. Team Count
We cover more listener requests! Warm up your love-lights for the stirring Bing Crosby classic “I’ll Be Home For Christmas”, followed by Relient K’s dirge of adolescent holiday heartache, “I… Read more »
Episode 194: Call Me Isaac or Taylor or Zac
RJ’s birthday is this week, and so it is time again for BIRTHDAY BOI’S CHOICE. Similar to Ian’s 2018 birthday selections, RJ goes for two songs off of the same… Read more »
Episode 193: Jingle Bones
Who you gonna call? HARK PODCAST! We indulge in our annual Halloween tradition and listen to some winter holiday music with a spooooky twist. First up is “Christmas Spirit” by… Read more »
Episode 192: UN Declaration on Guns That Are Lasers
This week on HARK we dive back in to our repeat-requester pile and take on a needlessly aggressive rendition of “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” titled simply (sigh) “Santa’s… Read more »
Episode 191: Jimmy Babs?
How many ways are there to sing that standard of Christmas standards, Jingle Bells? By request we cover two unique takes – “Jingle Bells” as performed by America’s problematic beach… Read more »
Episode 190: The Rudolph Spectrum
This week by request, we’re listening to DMX’s 2017 cover of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”, which – hey! You know what! Could have been much worse! Then we treat ourselves… Read more »